80 Pop, Rock & Country Songs About Kisses and Kissing

Pucker up and celebrate the magic of kisses of all types with a playlist of pop, rock, and country songs about smooching. | Source

Pucker Up, Buttercup!

So are you getting enough kisses in your life? There's nothing better than a great kiss:

a quick peck on the cheek

hearty smack on the lips

a soft, slow, searching kiss or

a hungry, probing "I want you now" kiss?

Smooching is a way to express physical attraction, to greet and to say goodbye. Kissing can bring comfort, repair hurt feelings, and deepen relationship bonds.

If kisses are an important part of your life — and especially if you want even more of them — why not celebrate the magic of the pucker with a playlist devoted to kisses of all kinds? We have a long list of pop, rock, and country songs to get you started.

Reader Poll

Do you have enough kisses in your life?

1. "Kiss" by Prince

This Grammy-winning hit from 1986 sizzles with sensuality and is one of Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In it, a confident narrator tells his lover that to be his girl, she need not be beautiful, experienced, rich, cool, or share his zodiac sign. He just wants his lover's time and her kiss. Mr. Not-too-picky warns her, however, that although having an attitude is fine he finds dirty talking a turn off.

2. "First Kiss" by Kid Rock

This contemporary country tune from 2015 involves a trip down memory lane for the song's narrator. When he looks at his partner, he has flashbacks to their youth. And when he drives through small towns, he always rolls down his windows and turns up the radio, recalling his first crush.

Although he can't fight getting older, the fellow still misses the invincibility of being young and in love. Oh, how he wishes to return to the sweet, carefree days of his first kiss.

Tell Us About Your First Kiss In the Comments Section Below

Who was your first kiss with? How and where did it happen? How old were you both? Was it all you expected? Did you practice your kissing technique before hand?

3. "Kiss On My List" by Hall & Oates

The lyrics to this 1981 chart topping song are simple but catchy. The guy in the song wants his girlfriend to know that her kiss is irresistible and the number one thing in his life.

The condition and appearance of a potential partner's teeth plays a determining factor in a woman's decision to kiss someone (or not). | Source

Reader Poll

How do you feel about PDAs (public displays of affection)?

It's endearing as long as it's just hand holding, a hug or kisses that don't involve tongue wrestling.

Save it for for the bedroom! There are children and grandpas around.

It makes me jealous.

I feel embarrassed for them because they don't know how they look.

It's their business if they want to call each other pet names, crawl all over one another and act tacky.

4. "Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" by Thompson Square

This flirtatious country song from 2010 is about a young couple who sit and talk, nervous about their impending first kiss. The boyfriend is thinking about his next move when the girl boldly asks,

"Are you gonna kiss me or not?Are we gonna do this or what?I think you know I like you a lotBut you're 'bout to miss your shotAre you gonna kiss me or not?"

Fast forward to their wedding ceremony. He lifts her veil and pauses, so she repeats the teasing statement that started it all. (I think we know who wears the pants in this relationship.)

5. "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" by Mel Carter

Oh, the magic of first love! This 1952 classic has a love-struck narrator begging his girlfriend to hold him forever and walk with him in the dark. He wants her to kiss him, thrill him in unspecified ways and slowly drive him out of his mind.

But wait. What is this about making him tell her he's in love with her? Now this sounds like his motives are more physical than romantic.

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6. "Kiss Me Deadly" by Lita Ford

The girl in this 1988 song is pure trouble, and she knows it. She recounts fighting at a party recently and her barely-getting-by life.

Still, she seeks love and has her eyes set on someone special. Our narrator knows she may not be good for the guy she likes, but she wants to kiss him anyway.

7. "Kiss Me Quick" by Nathan Sykes

Too young to settle down. That's what the narrator in this 2015 song claims he is. However, he has found someone who understands him, and he's not afraid of a little PDA. Our narrator tells her to come here for a little quick kiss (maybe a grope). Hey, get a room.

8. "Steal My Kisses" by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

The protagonist in this upbeat 2000 song just doesn't seem to get the hint. He complains that he always has to steal his kisses from his love interest.

Now I've been hangin' around you for daysBut when I lean in you just turn your head away.

Then our narrator basically force kisses her. Not good, buddy. If you have to repeatedly sneak kisses she's just not that into you. And it's creepy.

9. "Fire" by the Pointer Sisters

You'll appreciate this 1979 song if you've ever had conflicted feelings for a lover in which reason tells you to go but passion tells you to keep coming back for more sugar. The Pointer Sisters describe the heat of sexual chemistry with someone who isn't good for you.

Yep, we've all been there. Douse those flames and find someone better who can light your fire.

10. "Kiss and Say Goodbye" by Manhattan Transfer

This is one sexy goodbye kiss between two lovers who have been getting a little extracurricular action away from their full-time relationships. The man in this 1976 number has decided to finally end their affair but not before he gets one last helping of the good stuff.

11. "Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher

This song was originally a hit by doo-woop singer Betty Everett in 1963. Cher's powerful vocals in the 1990 remake improve upon the classic, however.

In the song, a smitten young woman worries about whether her boyfriend truly loves her. Friends tell her that the answer cannot be found in his eyes, his face, or his embrace but rather in his kiss.

Her friends are right. Scientists now believe that kissing serves a matchmaking function, communicating information about health, fertility and genetic compatibility.

Couples who kiss more have deeper and more satisfactory relationships. | Source

13. "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle

In this 1997 song, a father reminisces about shared moments and milestones as his daughter blossoms from daddy's little girl into adulthood. One day she's taking her first ride on a pony and giving him butterfly kisses with her eyelashes after bedtime prayers. Then, before he realizes it, years have flown by, and it's her wedding day.

12. "Shut Up and Kiss Me" by Mary Chapin Carpenter

The gal in this 1994 country song hasn't been kissed in awhile, and now she has her chance. The only problem is this: he's shy, reluctant, and a talker instead of getting right down to business. So what does she do? Pounce!

She explains that

Talk is cheap and, baby, time's expensiveSo why waste another minute more?Life's too short to be so apprehensiveLove's as much the symptom, darlin', as the cure.

Then she just blurts out her command because you might as well, right?

14. "Kiss Me Slowly" by Parachute (featuring Lady Antebellum)

This 2011 country song is about a narrator who has experienced past heartbreak and is trying to love again, although he bears the scars of past relationships. Recalling how a previous lover "stood by as it fell apart, separate rooms and broken hearts," he is tentative. He wants his new lover to kiss him slowly.

15. "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" by Charley Pride

Charley Pride won both CMA Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist for this positive, upbeat song. Its message is truly timeless. The man in this 1971 cross-over favorite is filled to the brim with bliss because he's found the secret of a happy, loving relationship: Let her know she's treasured.

You've got to kiss an angel good mornin'And let her know you think about her when you're goneKiss an angel good mornin' and love her like a devil when you get back home.

16. "Every Little Kiss" by Sara Evans

One thousand miles distance separate the lovers in this 2000. The narrator is working long lonely nights in a location where she knows no one, and she misses talking with her sweetheart as well as his mere presence. Most of all, she misses his kiss.

There's nothing like a great kiss. | Source

Kissing burns calories, releases endorphins (your "happy hormones"), can keep your teeth clean by washing away bacteria and can help lower your blood pressure. Yet it can also spread the common cold and diseases like herpes and meningitis.

17. "This Kiss" by Faith Hill

In this 1998 country song, the narrator fears another heartbreak, but at the same time her new lover has her heart pitter-pattering and leaning in for another kiss. He must have some pucker power over her because she describes it as follows:

18. "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" by Toby Keith

One kiss can blur the lines between friendship and romance. It can send your head spending and send your heart aflutter.

In this 1999 song, two friends are out on the dance floor and everyone thinks they're falling in love by the way they're gazing at one another. When the woman kisses the man, he tells to only do that if she means it. (And he really hopes she does.)

19. "Kissing a Fool" by Michael Bublé

It hurts to love someone who doesn't love you back in equal measures. The narrator in this jazz song is a heartbroken man rejected by a woman who kissed him then lied, making him feel like a fool. The song was first released by George Michael in 1988.

20. "I Wanna Kiss You All Over" by Exile

The man in this 1978 tune is away from his lover, but his thoughts are consumed with how he's going to love her when they see one another again. Let's just say "thoroughly."

Men are more likely than women to use kissing to end fights. | Source

Even More Songs About Kisses and Kissing

Song

Artist

Year Released

21. Could I Have This Kiss Forever

Whitney Houston and Enrique Iglesias

2000

22. The Longer the Waiting (the Sweeter the Kiss)

Josh Turner

2007

23. I Kissed a Girl

Katy Perry

2008

24. 'Till I Kissed Ya

Everly Brothers

1959

25. Lips Like Sugar

Echo & the Bunnymen

1987

26. Goodnight Kiss

Randy Houser

2014

27. One Kiss From You

Britney Spears

2000

28. Kiss It Better

Rihanna

2016

29. Sealed with a Kiss

Bobby Vinton

1972

30. Soul Kiss

Olivia Newton-John

1985

31. Gimme All Your Lovin'

ZZ Top

1983

32. Blow Me One Last Kiss

Pink

2000

33. Let Me Kiss You

Morrissey

2008

34. Steal My Kiss

Taylor Ray Holbrook

2015

35. Don't Talk Just Kiss

Right Said Fred

1992

36. Kiss Me

Sixpence None the Richer

1998

37. Kiss Me

Ed Sheeran

2012

38. Goodnight Kisses

Charlie Wilson

2015

39. My First Kiss

3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha)

2010

40. All My Loving

The Beatles

1963

41. Every Little Kiss

Bruce Hornsby

1986

42. Keep Them Kisses Comin'

Craig Campbell

2013

43. Just a Kiss

Lady Antebellum

2011

44. Kiss a Girl

Keith Urban

2009

45. It Started With a Kiss

Hot Chocolate

1982

46. Then He Kissed Me

The Crystals

1963

47. When You Kiss Me

Shania Twain

2002

48. Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye

Bananarama

1983

49. Kiss This

Aaron Tippin

2000

50. Kiss You

One Direction

2012

51. Kiss and Tell

Justin Bieber

2014

52. Kiss Me in the Rain

Barbara Streisand

1979

53. Kisses Down Low

Kelly Rowland

2013

54. Can I Have a Kiss

Kelly Clarkson

2007

55. Felt Good On My Lips

Tim McGraw

2010

56. Kiss You in the Morning

Michael Ray

2015

57. One Kiss

Jeronimo

2012

58. I'm Kissing You

Des'ree

1996

59. Kiss Away the Pain

Patti LaBelle

1986

60. I Kissed A Girl

Jill Sobule

1995

61. Kiss the Rain

Billie Myers

1997

62. Kiss From a Rose

Seal

1994

63. Kiss You Tonight

David Nail

2014

64. Kisses Don't Lie

Rihanna

2006

65. Kiss the Girl

Ashley Tisdale

2006

66. Last Kiss

Pearl Jam

1999

67. Kisses of Fire

ABBA

1979

68. Whammy Kiss

B-52s

1983

69. Last Kiss

Taylor Swift

2010

70. (Kissed You) Good Night

Gloriana

2011

71. I'll Kiss You

Cyndi Lauper

1983

72. Kiss the Day

Def Leppard

2002

73. Kiss & Tell

Selena Gomez & the Scene

2009

74. Kiss Me Softly

Journey

2001

75. Molly's Lips

Nirvana

1989

76. Kiss the Dirt

INXS

1985

77. Passionate Kisses

Mary Chapin Carpenter

1992

78. Kiss Me Through the Phone

Soulja Boy (featuring Sammie)

2008

79. Kiss Me Like You Mean It

Kelsea Ballerini

2014

80. Kiss You In the Morning

Kalaeloa

2004

Got a song suggestions for our Kissing Playlist? Leave us a comment in the Comments Section.

Animals: They Need Kisses, Too!

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Sweet baby kiss from a kitten to her mama. | Source

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Two tigers showing love and affection. | Source

Mama sheep and her lamb in a tender moment. | Source

Cute little groundhog kisses | Source

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Doggie kisses | Source

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Comments 25 comments

Charlie Pride's song still rings in my ears. I love the message and the happiness it speaks of when you are truly in love. Gotta go kiss my hubby now!

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

MsDora - Glad you enjoy them as much as I do. They are a trip down memory lane. Have a wonderful weekend!

MsDora 2 months ago from The Caribbean

Great Oldies, you've got a great thing going with these playlists. Enjoyable!

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Catherine - It's amazing how you can name a topic and they all start pouring forth just like yesteryear. I think my favorite time frame just might be the late 70s and 80s. It brings all the memories back, doesn't it?

CatherineGiordano 2 months ago from Orlando Florida

I don't keep up with pop music anymore, but I was an avid fan in the 60's, 70's 80's. I love the trip down memory lane. and I love that you include video links so I can hear the songs--The ones I know and the ones I don't.

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Linda - Scientists allege that kissing is uniquely a human and (certain) primate behavior (such as bonobos) but the photos obviously say otherwise. Anyone who is close to their cat knows cats often "kiss" their humans and each other as greetings. Thank you for reading and commenting!

AliciaC 2 months ago from British Columbia, Canada

This is another fun and witty article, Flourish. I love the fact that you added the animal section!

Love all these songs, and my brain was desperately trying to think of some more, but I think you got them all! lol! great info!

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Larry - smiling

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Happymommy2520 - I'm glad I could assist with that walk down memory lane. I love recalling the good old days.

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Linda - I'm so happy you are as enthused as I was about the topic. It was a fun hub to write. Have a great week!

Larry Rankin 2 months ago from Oklahoma

A very fertile topic, lol. Wonderful list.

Happymommy2520 2 months ago from East Coast

"Kiss Me Deadly" has to be the one I remember the most from my childhood growing up on the Jersey Shore. Loved this article. It was very entertaining, took me back to a trip down memory lane.

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Linda - Thank you so much for your kind kudos. This was fun to put together. Have a wonderful week ahead!

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Faith Reaper - That's a cute story of your wedding. I'm sure you'll recall it for the rest of your days. Thanks for reading! Have a great week.

Faith Reaper 2 months ago from southern USA

Love kisses and kissing and songs about kissing ...hahaha That song "Are you gonna kiss me or not" reminds me of my wedding day when my husband to be (who was very nervous) raised my veil and said, "Let's kiss" in a real southern voice, as if I didn't know it was time to kiss. It echoed throughout the church. Haha.

Wonderful kissing playlist, Flourish!

Carb Diva 2 months ago

Flourish - You never cease to amaze me. Just when I think you have covered every possible topic -- you pull out something totally fun and wonderful like this. As soon as I saw the topic my thoughts zoomed to #3 on your list. Love Hall and Oates!

Thanks for yet another fun, well-put-together hub.

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Venkatachari M - Thank you for stopping by to comment. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Venkatachari M 2 months ago from Hyderabad, India

Very nice presentation of the songs about kisses and the images.

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

vespawoolf - Thank you for reading and for taking the polls, too! Have a wonderful week. Hope you get some kisses from those you love this week!

vespawoolf 2 months ago from Peru, South America

As always, your song lists are interesting and include so much information! I even did the polls : )

FlourishAnyway 2 months ago from USA Author

Bill - Thanks, Bill. Specialized indeed and a lot of songs about this particular topic! I was amazed at how many. Thanks for your loyalty.

billybuc 2 months ago from Olympia, WA

Now that's what I call a specialized topic. LOL I immediately thought of the Prince song, even though I rarely listened to him. Anyway, as always, a fun read.